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China’s Tianwen-1 probe performs orbital adjustment around Mars – CCTV
China’s Tianwen-1 probe on Monday performed an orbital maneuver around Mars after it became the country’s first spacecraft to explore an extraterrestrial planet….
BEIJING, Feb. 15 — China’s Tianwen-1 probe on Monday performed an orbital maneuver around Mars after it became the country’s first spacecraft to explore an extraterrestrial planet.
A 3000N engine was ignited at 5 p.m. (Beijing time) to ensure the probe’s trajectory passes the poles of Mars. The periareion, the point in the orbit that is closest to Mars, was adjusted to 265 km, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
The spacecraft will perform several more orbital adjustments…
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